The day’s events demonstrated an allyship between the groups of campus activists, who rallied together outside the building before filing into the boardroom en masse prior to the meeting's block for public comments.
Michigan State University will not impose a time limit for public comment at board meetings, something trustees had previously discussed. Trustee Dianne Byrum said the board listened to the public's backlash against the possibility in June.
At its first meeting of the school year, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees approved a new sports arena in South Neighborhood, the construction of a laboratory building for students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and renovations to Anthony Hall.
"The strong bonds that bind us were tested this past weekend by instances of antisemitism, anti-Black racism and homophobia through hateful expression and actions in two of our residence halls and nearby grounds," MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz said in a statement to the community.
Gannett Co., the mass media company that owns USA TODAY, is suing MSU for redacting information in a public records request about a woman reporters believe is "another possible victim of Tucker's sexual misconduct."
Michigan State University paid the Department of Education nearly $3 million in July after failing to meet federal requirements meant to provide special oversight of its financial and administrative affairs.
A consulting firm suggested finding $150 million in budget cuts or sources of new revenue for MSU. Its specific proposals include “university-wide research agendas” and a set of splashy projects designed to bolster the image of MSU and its new president.
With thousands of visitors on campus for the first MSU football game of the season, the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety is prepared to keep fans safe. Here's what you should know.
Two Michigan State University alumni with backgrounds in Michigan politics, a veteran and a former Novi city councilmember will be vying for two seats on MSU’s Board of Trustees in the November election.
With an approaching election and increasingly intense campus debate about the Israel-Hamas war, Michigan State University president Kevin Guskiewicz thinks “it’s going to be an interesting Fall semester.”
Marijuana retailer Pure Options is gearing up for an exciting event that’s set to turn heads and elevate the local scene. The dispensary will host a back-to-school event which will include a live performance from rapper 2 Chainz, food, music, and a chance for participants to watch MSU football.
A lawsuit filed last Friday by Floris van Pallandt, the creator of the quiz used during the pregame period of the Michigan State University and University of Michigan game last year that depicted an image of Adolph Hitler two weeks after the Israel-Hamas war began, claims the university used his quiz without permission.
Approximately five to ten percent of children will stutter for some period of time in their life, with 75% eventually recovering and the other 25% persisting, leading to a potentially lifelong communicative disorder, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders. Michigan State University’s Developmental Speech Lab is using virtual reality to understand why.
Former MSU Extension instructor and current Ottawa County commissioner Christian Kleinjans is suing three MSU Extension directors, alleging that his first amendment rights to free speech and association were violated when he was terminated from his job at MSU Extension following his victory in an Ottawa County commission recall election.
Michigan State University’s student-led newspaper has won its lawsuit against MSU, which argued the university had unfairly redacted the names of individuals mentioned in public records.
A former professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Management says the department chair and his predecessor racially discriminated against her for years.
A MSU professor recently filed a lawsuit against the university and several other individuals, claiming discrimination when he was removed as a head of the department.
An Eaton County judge is suing Lansing hospitals and medical workers affiliated with Michigan State University, claiming she received “negligent care” during the birth of her daughter in 2014.
Michigan State University President Kevin M. Guskiewicz sent an email to students and staff this afternoon providing updates on plans for spaces at Berkey Hall and the MSU Union.
Former football coach Mel Tucker is suing Michigan State University, claiming university officials improperly decided to fire him to protect their own reputations, avoid paying the $80 million remaining in his ten year contract, and because Tucker is Black.